This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the Magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on update number 6.

• Earthquake magnitude 4.8M and depth 10km
• on 01/07/2012 16:19 UTC
• 110000 people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: us2012cmay (neicid)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 678 | About casualties: 6 | Last hour: 0

Error humano causó la crisis de Fukushima: informe
Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:27:00 +0200   cnnMexico (es)

El reporte fue elaborado por intelectuales y expertos del sector privado, que entrevistaron a 1,167 personas para aclarar la crisis nuclear

People and organisations: Fukushima Daiichi  Tsunehisa Katsumata  Naoto Kan 

JAPAN - Fukushima "a man-made disaster"
Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:25:00 +0200   asianews-en (en)

The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission presents its report on the 11 March 2011 tragedy. Blame does not lie with the earthquake or the tsunami but with the "serious deficiencies in the response to the accident by Tepco, regulators and the government".

People and organisations: Yoshihiko Noda  Fukushima Prefecture  World War  Second World War  Tokyo University 

Japan Finds Nuke Disaster 'Man-Made'
Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:22:00 +0200   ABCnews (en)

The Fukushima nuclear disaster was a “man-made” accident caused by a utility and government regulators who put self-interest before the interest of the public, an independent parliamentary commission reported today after a six-month investigation into the crises. The 641-page report, the first of its kind.

People and organisations: Masataka Shimizu  American Electric Power Co  Yoshihiko Noda  Naoto Kan  Tokyo Electric Power  Tokyo Electric Power  Tokyo Electric Power 

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